Deflector for gas stoves, or the like



June 18, 1935.

J. WILDER DEFLECTOR FOR GAS STOVES OR THE LIKE Filed Jan. 27, 1934 FJ"-E.

INVENTOR BY J? 2;

AT RNEY v This invention for gas stoves, or the like, to .direct thesmoke, fumes, soot, grease, or other noxious products evaporated or. distilled from foodwhile being the oven.

Patented June 18, 1935 DEFLECTOR FOR GAS s'rovEs, 0R "THE LIKE-'3.

John Wilder, vNiles, Ohio,

assignor to Wilder Metal Company,'Niles, Ohio, a corporation of 3 Delaware Application January 27,

meg-serial narosmi 3 Claims. (01. 126%299) relates generally to deflectors cooked, so as to -collect,ordissipatethemin substantial measure instead of allowing them to collect on the wall or, precipitate uponthe top of The object off the invention is to providepa deflector of theabove character which is not'only capable of emciently carrying out the above recited functionsbut at the same time is of unusual simplicity, few parts, minimum cost of manufacture weightand space in shipment, having no element of structure exposed that can be disarranged or, broken, and capable of being easily attached or removed from the oven, its interior readily inspected, cleaned or repaired without skilled labor or .any danger of destroying the proper operative relation of its parts.; I

Other-objects and advantages of the invention will be manifest and appear from the-detailed description of the construction and manner of operation to be later explained. I

The invention consists of structural characteristics and relative arrangement ofparts to be hereinafter given and particularly pointedout in the appended claims.

In the one sheet of drawing, in whichsimilar reference characters indicate the same part in the several figures,

Figure 1 is'a front flector;

Figure 2 is a verticalsectional viewtaken on line IIII of Figure 1; 1 H

Figure 3 is a top plan View looking into the interior of the deflector after imperforate top is removed;

Figure 4 is a transversesectional view taken elevational view of the de- 1011 line IV-IV of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a front elevational' view of the im perforate deflecting plate-removedfroin the interior of the deflectorf 'Figure6 is a fragmentary sectional view of a modified form of top of the deflector;

Figure '7 is a front elevational view, similar to that of Figure 1, of a modified form; and,

Figure 8 is a vertical sectional view taken on line VIE-VIII of Figure '7.

Referring to Figures 1 to 5, inclusive, the invention comprises a collar, tube or chimney l0, made of sheet metal and adapted to be fitted at its lower open end I I onthe flue outlet flange or vent I 2 of a cooking stove, shown by dotted lines in Figure l, and while said collar or tube l0 ting elongated U-shaped slits in the metal colis preferably, as shown, elliptical in cross section,

it may be any other cross section without departing' from the spirit of the present invention or changing its mode of operation. J I

, The top opening of said collarior tube. In is 5 preferably closed or sealed by a removablecap or cover 13 having 'av flange 14 fitting snugly within said top opening, as .shownin Figure 2, the removability of said cap l3'permits ready access to the interior of the deflector for, purposes of inspection and removing any grease or soot deposited within the same.

v The topopening of the collaror tube l0 may be permanently closed by attaching a cover 3l by means of solder l5, or otherwise, as shown, for example, in Figure 6.

I On one side of the. metal collars or tube It-is providedpreferably a series of separated super:-

imposed openings 16, which are formed by cut,-

lar or tube III at predetermined points and then forcing outwardly saidslitted sections to form louvers l1 extending over saidopenings l6 and projecting beyond the contour of the collar or tube l0, -as clearly shown in Figures -1 and 2.

While I have shown four openings [6- extending from the top down to a short distance above the middle section of the collar or tube 10, the number, size and shapeof said openings lfi and area occupied on side of collar J0 maybe, as will be readily understood, greatlyvaried without in any way modifying the essential features of the invention or materially destroying :the eiiiicient operation and advantages of construction herein pointed out; all that is necessary is to .5

have the summation-of the crosssectional areas of said openings l6 ;suflicient to permittheprode ucts of combustion or vapors issuing through the oven vent; ll to be difiused gently andunobstructedly into-the air, thereby obviating the vobjectional blast or forceful flow of-said'vapors in proximity to the oven. q The louvers H, as will be seen, are directly made from the material comprising the collar or 5 tube In, without any means for attaching same or additional weight, and prevent any down draft within the deflector to combat and retard the uniform and proper circulation of the vapors through the deflector.

Attached to the interior of the collar or tube It] is an imperforate deflecting plate l8, preferably and substantially semi-elliptical in shape, as shown in Figure 5, which has a rounded end l9 secured by a rivet 20, or spot welded, if defrom the deflector tothe annoyance-eta person functions 'pointed out'in the towards the longitudinal axis of said tube or collar ill, with its transverse straight upper edge 23 below the inner surface or wall of the cover or cap l3, as shown, thereby forming a circuitous, passage of inverted U-shape within said tube or collar l and compelling the vapors or gases to follow the indirect path from the opening H to openings 16, as indicated by arrows shown in Figures2 and 8. v o v l The inclined underside of the imperforate plate l8 may have attached thereto a lay er of asbestos wool 24, or other fume or grease'absorbing material, against which the vapors orgases-will impinge during their circuitous passage through the deflector, and owing to said wool 24 being on the underside of said plate I8.and entirely visible through the open bottom ll of the collar, conduit or tube It! after being disconnected from the flue outlet flange, said wool can-be quickly examined, cleaned, removed or replaced, or scrape the inner surface of the'collar l0, without in any way being compelled to 'disconnect or adjust any of the parts of the deflector to replace the same on flue outlet flange l2. V Figures? and 8 show substantially the same invention, with the exception that the cross section of the conduit, tube or collar l0 l'is rectangular in cross section and the imperforate deflecting plate l8l is likewise rectangular in outline instead of semi-elliptical, and, in view of the detailed description given with reference 'to Figures 1 to 6, no further explanation is necessary for the full understanding of the same.

i It will be readily understood from the construction and arrangementof parts and mode of operation that all the deflector will 'be eliminated ana' uch op'era- 'tions and advanta es are efiectedwithout theuse of a damper or equivalent'expedient, thereby materially reducing the cost of 'manufacture'ofparts and time for assemblingjthesame. H l From the foregoing disclosure, it will be 'seen that the complete deflectorcompri ses solely and necessitates the manufacture of only three inexpensive blanks or parts, namelypthe sheet to 'rcrm the conduit or tube '-I II, in whichfthe outlet openings 16 and 'louvers I I can befformed, the inclined deflector 'pl'atef l {Land thecover 1 3, each or which'can be quicklyjfabricated, 'as'sein'l oled and finished with a minimum bf'timalabor *an'd'in- 'itial cost or material and m'achiner y.

Itis also manifest that "all thef'advanta ges and statement of invention have been fully and expeditiously carried out, and changes would; readily suggest-themselves without many way departing from the scope of the claims.

up' and down draftswithin ing its lower end in contact with and secured to the conduit wall between said outlet opening and open lower end and its other end spaced from said closed upper end and the conduit wall having said outlet opening and its side edges in contact with the inner wall of said conduit contiguous to said outlet opening, whereby a substantially inverted U-shaped unobstructed passage is formed solely within said conduit and extending from said open lower end to said outlet opening.

2. A deflector for gas stoves and the like, comprising a conduit having an open lower end form;- ing a free inlet and closed at its upper end and a section in proximity to its closed upper end provided with an outlet opening, an imperforate deflecting plate within said conduit'and disposed at an angle to the section provided with-said outlet opening and having its lower end in contact.

with and secured to the conduit between said 'outlet opening and open lower end and its other end spaced from saidclosed upper end and section having said outlet opening and its side edges in contact with the inner wall of said conduit contiguous to said outlet opening, and grease absorbing material disposed on side of deflecting plate facing towards said inlet, whereby a substantially inverted U-shaped unobstructed passage is formed solely within said conduit and extending from said open lower end to said outlet opening.

3. ;A deflector forgas stoves and the like, comprising an upright conduit of substantially "elliptical crosssection having an inlet at'its lower end and a closed upper end and a section in proximity to its upper end provided with a plurality of superimposed and separated transversely arranged elongated outlet openings and a downwardly inclined integral louver extending over each of said outlet openings, an imper'forate substantially semi-elliptical-sha'ped deflecting plate within saidconduit disposed'at an angle to the section provided with said outlet openings and having its lower end secured to the conduit below said outlet openings and its upper end spaced from said closed upper end and'section having said outlet openings'and its sideedges in contact with the inner wall of said'conduit contiguous to said outlet openings, and grease absorbing material disposed on side of deflecting plate facing towards said inletywher'eby a substantially inverted U -shaped passage is '"formed solely within said conduit.

JOHN WILDER. 

